ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,581, issued on May 6, was assigned to INOLEX INVESTMENT Corp. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Non-petrochemically derived cationic emulsifiers and related compositions" was invented by Rocco Burgo (Mullica Hill, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention includes a neutralized amino acid ester emulsifier, emulsions and compositions containing the emulsifier, and related methods. The emulsifier is a neutralized amino acid ester that is a reaction product of a neutral amino acid with a fatty alcohol and is represented by formula (I):wherein R1 is an alkyl group that has 6 to 24 carbon atoms; R2 is an alkyl group that has 6 to 36 carbon ato...